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The Beauty of buildings in Scotland. in many forms.
St Machar’s Cathedral is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland, located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St...
Dun Troddan (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Trodan) is an iron-age broch located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Glenelg, Highland, in Scotland. It is...
Martello Court is a residential building and one of the tallest buildings in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is 64 metres (210 ft) high, with 23...
The Knap of Howar (/ˌnæp ˌɒv ˈhaʊər/) on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Radiocarbon dating shows...
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn,...
Kinross House is a late 17th-century country house overlooking Loch Leven, near Kinross in Kinross-shire, Scotland. History. Construction of the house began in 1685, by the architect Sir William...
As Sheriff-Depute of Selkirkshire, Scott needed to spend part of the year in easy reach of the courtroom in Selkirk,...
The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge) is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, connecting Finnieston near the Clyde Auditorium and SEC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan. A...
Aberdour Castle lies close to Aberdour’s railway station. It is a building that over a five hundred year period slowly moved from...
Hi friends, this is an absolutely beautiful piece of architecture which wasn’t far away from where I lived. Lauriston Castle is...
V&A Dundee is a design museum in Dundee, Scotland, which opened on 15 September 2018. The V&A Dundee is the first design museum...
Iona Abbey is an abbey located on the island of Iona, just off the Isle of Mull on the West Coast of Scotland. It is one of...
The Romans began military expeditions into what is now Scotland from about 71 AD. In the summer of AD 78 Gnaeus...
The museum was opened in 1933, becoming the first war museum in Great Britain. It is housed in an old...
Unstan (or Onstan, or Onston) is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi (3 km) north-east of Stromness on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The tomb was built on a promontory that extends...
The Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, was created by architects and designers Charles and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. The house is an example of the Modern Style...
Dun Telve (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Teilbh) is an iron-age broch located about four kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the village of Glenelg, Inverness-shire in the Highland Region...
One home that was arguably grander than most is the Clan’s historic seat of Auldbar Castle in Brechin, Angus, a...
The Clava cairn is a type of Bronze Age circular chamber tomb cairn, named after the group of three cairns at Balnuaran of Clava, to the east...
1793-4. 3-storey and basement, 17-bay flax spinning mill. Squared granite rubble with pinnings. Top 2 storeys and attic removed following...
Sgàthach is a legendary Scottish warrior who lived on the coast of An t-Eilean Sgitheanach (the Isle of Skye). The...
Culter House (St. Margaret’s School for Girls Boarding House). Main Block: S.E. part c. 1640/70, 3-storey with end tower projections,...
Craigmillar Castle is a ruined medieval castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is three miles (4.8 km) south-east of the city centre, on a low hill to...
Church architecture in Scotland incorporates all church building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the earliest Christian structures in the...
St Oran’s Chapel (Odhráin/Orain/Odran) is a medieval chapel located on the island of Iona in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Built...
The Abernethy Round Tower is a stone-built Irish-style round tower which stands in School Wynd, at the edge of the village cemetery, in Abernethy, Perth and Kinross,...
Brechin Cathedral dates from the 13th century. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not technically...
Jedburgh Abbey. Jedburgh Abbey is a historic ruin located in Jedburgh, a town in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland....
Scotland is a diverse and unique place; for most people, it holds a mystic quality that encourages exploration and adventure....
After the Act of Union, growing prosperity in Scotland led to a spate of new building, both public and private. The...
During the turbulent era of Civil Wars and the English occupation of Scotland, significant building in Scotland was largely confined to military...
A beautiful history of Balmoral Castle. Scotland. Home of the late Queen Elizabeth the 2nd.
Burntisland Parish Church (also known as St Columba’s, Burntisland) is a church building in the Fife burgh of Burntisland, constructed for the Church of...
Papa Westray (/pæpə ˈwɛstriː/) (Scots: Papa Westree), also known as Papay, is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, United Kingdom. The fertile soil has long been a...
9. Huntly House, Canongate. Similar to John Knox House and Moubray House further up the Royal Mile, Huntly House features...
10. Moubray House 1500s, High Street. Sharing the same nook of the High Street as John Knox House is an...
4. Canongate Tolbooth, Canongate. One of Edinburgh’s most photographed old buildings is the Canongate Tolbooth. It was built in 1591...
3. The Magdalen Chapel, Cowgate. Just to the east of the Grassmarket at the start of the Cowgate stands the...
8. St Margaret’s Chapel, Edinburgh Castle. Thought to have been completed in 1130 by King David in honour of his...
7. Riddle’s Court, Royal Mile. A hidden gem dating back to the 1590s, Riddle’s Court is a picturesque Category A-listed...
